moving from new orleans to houston after hurricane katrina was really traumatic. and then her mom died, and she lived with family. and slowly throughout the year it's become, "now i live just with friends, i sleep on their couch, i sleep on their floor." and apparently, somewhere between all of this, now her son has been taken away from her as well. even if a quarter of that is true, it's a devastating reality for, you know, a kid in high school. the last time i even really seen you besides yesterday was about two weeks ago. >> if i can't do it, then i can't do it. i'm one person trying to do a whole bunch of million other things. >> what about if i say to you, as a student, that's your only job? your only job is to come to school. >> that is not only my job. school ain't my life. school ain't the only thing that's working through my life right now. i got a whole bunch going on right now. a whole lot. i've got to get my son. i've got to work on school. i've got to try to get a job, make sure i can lay somewhere every night. make sure i can eat every day. that's my